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Caution launch: what they're building and where to launch next

What they're building

Hosting platform for software you don't want to have hacked

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
B2B
Team size
5
Based
George Town, George Town, Cayman Islands

Founders

caution.co ↗

See their funding details ↗

Caution on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: Caution is a hosting platform for software you can't afford to get hacked. It simplifies and extends confidential compute, and lets developers deploy workloads to secure enclaves in minutes and give customers, auditors, and counterparties cryptographic proof that production is running the exact reviewed source code, build, configuration, and runtime - not an opaque binary controlled by a cloud operator or internal admin. Confidential computing hardware exists, but the tooling is too fragmented and incomplete for most teams to use well. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "Caution is the generalized verifiable compute platform. Deploy to TEEs in minutes and let anyone verify exactly what" (source)

Who is behind it

  • Anton Livaja, Founder/CEO: Co-founder/CEO of Caution (YC S26). We give teams a hosting platform to run sensitive workloads in secure enclaves and cryptographically prove what code is running in prod. Previously co-founded Distrust, securing systems for hedge funds, custodians, and critical infra responsible for $600B+ in assets. Deep in confidential computing, supply chain security, and applied cryptography. (source)
  • Ksenia Lesko, Founder: Co-founder at Caution, where we help teams run sensitive workloads in secure enclaves and cryptographically prove what code is running in production. I lead the business and product side; previously ran strategy and ops at Distrust (distrust.co) and led customer education and activation at Ada (ada.cx). (source)
  • Lance Vick, Founder/CTO: Technology sovereignty maximalist. Lead security architect at Caution. Former security lead at Turnkey, BitGo, Unit 410, Pebble. Founded Stagex Linux distribution, and #! decentralized hackerspace. Experienced in Linux hardening, privacy, software engineering, security auditing, cryptographic key management, tamper evidence, HSMs, and supply chain security. (source)

Timeline

  1. 2025: founded, per its YC profile. (source)

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Where else to launch Caution

  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Product Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
    Self-promotion allowed
    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • Demand Curve ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Dev Hunt ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree
  • No Code Founders ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • OnlineGeniuses ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group
  • Product Makers ↗
    Self-promotion allowed, within the community's rules
    Audience: Slack community; tight-knit, pseudo-private peer group

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